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Everyone’s Watching, Everyone’s Posting: The Blurred Lines of Peer-Creator Spaces
Earlier this week, I was scrolling through Substack Notes—the part of the platform where you see posts from people you don’t really know—and noticed a…
Dec 19
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Ryan Orrico
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No More “You Had to Be There”
When I first brought my writing over to Substack, I fell right back into old habits—firing off personal, off-the-cuff posts every day, assuming everyone…
Dec 18
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Two Flops, One Lesson: The Course Creator’s Dilemma
Dana and Alex launched their first online courses with hopeful smiles.
Dec 17
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Ryan Orrico
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Two Flops, One Lesson: The Course Creator’s Dilemma
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Thongs for Modesty and the Limits of a Perfect Outline
I never expected that building a system to help organize Sarah’s story would lead me to something as bizarrely memorable as “thongs for modesty,” but…
Dec 15
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Ryan Orrico
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Thongs for Modesty and the Limits of a Perfect Outline
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Letting the Real Story Emerge
A few months back, I agreed to help a friend—we’ll call her Sarah—with her book.
Dec 13
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Letting the Real Story Emerge
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June 2024
100 emails done, but should I celebrate?
I'm torn.
Jun 29
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Ryan Orrico
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100 emails done, but should I celebrate?
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How 98 days of writing changed my style
Today, I went back through every email I’ve sent over the last 98 days, and I put all of them in a huge file to upload into ChatGPT.
Jun 28
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Ryan Orrico
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How 98 days of writing changed my style
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Writing made fun (well, almost)
A few weeks back, I came clean about not liking writing. I wish I did. Given how it directly impacts the quality of my life and the time I spend on it…
Jun 26
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Ryan Orrico
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Writing made fun (well, almost)
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Kobe Bryant’s wife and my new mattress
The Power of a Well-Dropped Name
Jun 26
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A weird thing about subject lines
Today marks day 96 of my 100-day email project.
Jun 25
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Ryan Orrico
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A story is a story
I got a killer response to the email I sent the other day. I suggested you make a list of all the things people might say to themselves that prevent…
Jun 23
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Embrace criticism and make it work for you
Here’s a cool way to handle criticism that not only deflects negativity but also turns it into a benefit.
Jun 23
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